A Green-ish New Deal?

Political momentum seems to be building for a “Green New Deal.” Although this would add to a debt burden that was exacerbated by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, this is a far more important and better expenditure of federal money. But a Green New Deal should not crowd out simpler, more effective, or fiscally prudent measures, namely a carbon tax, with some designated use of the carbon tax revenues.